^Westbound trailblazer at Illinois 1 near Chrisman, December 2020.
US Route 36 runs east-west across the very middle of Illinois, but at points west of Decatur, it's entirely concurrent with Interstate 72. See the Interstate 72 page for points on US Route 36 west of Decatur. Through Decatur and points east, US Route 36 is a surface road. It mostly connects rural communities, staying south of Interstate 74 and Champaign-Urbana.
US Route 36 enters the state of Illinois on Interstate 72's bridge across the Mississippi River from Hannibal, Missouri...
US Route 36 enters the state of Illinois on Interstate 72's bridge across the Mississippi River from Hannibal, Missouri...
US Route 36 stays concurrent with Interstate 72 (click for details) through more than half of Illinois's width, then it finally splits away from Interstate 72 to head into downtown Decatur:
At this same junction where it splits from Interstate 72, US Route 36 interacts with the US Route 51 freeway which wraps around the west side of Decatur:
West of downtown Decatur, US Route 36 passes over Illinois 48, but a short section of Eldorado Street serves as a signed connector between the two routes...
On the east side of Decatur, US Route 36 crosses Illinois 105 at a point where Illinois 121 joins US Route 36 from the north:
Near Mount Zion, Illinois 121 splits from US Route 36 to head south:
Near the tiny town of La Place, Illinois, US Route 36 crosses Illinois 32...
At Tuscola, US Route 36 passes under US Route 45, but a short connector in the southwest quadrant of the crossing provides access...
In Tuscola, US Route 36 meets a fountain interchange with Interstate 57:
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Near Camargo, Illinois 130 comes from the south to join US Route 36 east:
After one mile, Illinois 130 splits from US Route 36 to resume heading north into Camargo:
After passing through the town of Newman, US Route 36 crosses Illinois 49:
About two miles west of Dana, Indiana, US Route 36 crosses the state line out of Illinois...
